Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-07-20
MANCHESTER NEWS.
A DISPATCH REPoRrHR's aLEANIads
IN CUR lister CITY.
The Tichu ond School Buildings Visited
Hustings Court Natural Coal
eas-Psrsonal, &c.

lnsOn, q. A. Peple, ana J. IL. IcIpue,
of the Manchester City School Board,
yesterday afternoon visited several OF
the public,schooi buildings OF Rich
mond togain some information with re-
ference to the two buildings proposed
to be erected hele in the near
future. They met at Sweeneys
stable in Richmond, and taking
a comfortable conveyance epro-
ceeded to the High-School building,
where they were joined by Mr.. Charles
p. Rady, clerk and supervisor OF the
Richmond board, who very kindly Of
fered TO escort them around and fur
nish such information as was desired.
Leigh-Street, Eba, and Moore schools
were visited, AMI of each a close examl-
nation WAS made. Mr.. Rady offered
various suggestions and impaired good
deal Of important information, giylngthe
Manchester board advantage of the
Richmond boards experience. These
gentlemen were ve'y much pleased
With all of the buildings, and especially
so with the last-named one. This,
which has eight rooms on each OF the
two floors, large hall, and ample
means OF exit in case OF fire, only
cost abodt $4,000, and 1t IS thought
that with the $4,000 which the
Manchester Council will appropriate
for this purpose two smaller houses,
one for the white ard one for
the colored scholars, can be built. The
matter will be considered at the meet
ing of the board Tuesday night, and
it will then be determined what recon-
mendations to make TO the Council.
HUsTIEGs COURT.
The Hastings Court was in session
for a short while Yesterday, but nocase
of interest or importance were consid-
cred. The petit jury has been adjourned
for the term, and the court will not re-
min in session longer than Friday.
This court has 10 August term, So its
next sitting commences on Monday the
10Th of September. Unless some Grim
inal case should arise in the mean time,
for which . special grand jury would be
summoned, only chancery business
will be heard at tie September term.
The cession of the Mayors Court
Yesterday morning was not a very long
one. There was one trltiing case OF
assault. and n number of boys were up
70 answer the charge of bathing AZ
places not allowed under the city ordi-
nances. They were all discharged.
THE MIDLOTHIAN MINES.
The DisDatch first stated few days
AGO that the Midlothian coal-mines, IN
| Chesterfield, which have been idle for
several wears, bad been sold to northern
capitalists for 500, 600 and that opera
tiOrs would commence at az early day.
1t is now thought that the purchasers
will soon begin boring for natural gas,
which some thirk abounds there.
Mr. Job Atkins, an experienced,
practical miner, who has ben long
corrected WITH the Midlothian mines,
thinks that natural gas will certainly be
found 1y boring for it. If the new
owners Of the property succeed IN find
ing the gas It will be most important
discovery, and one that will likely en-
rich the owners oil the mines.
BUILDINGS.
Work on tao electric-lght building,
at the corner Ct Fifth and Porter streets,
is progressing favorably, and there is
now 10 questonth that the system will be
in operation by the 18th of August, the
limit of the company's grant OF rights,
franchises, &c.
Messrs. W. ID. Toler and W. H..
Toler will probably soon leave for Phila-
delphia. where they go to purchase the
latest improved machinery for their
new brick fqrniture-factory, which Is
building wheIe the old frame one was
DESTROYED by fire not very long since.
The walls o. the new building are
nearly half way the second story.
sUNDAY-sCEOoL PIC-NICs.
The annual picnic of the Presbyte-
rian Sunday school was given at West
Point Yesterday. The train, made up
of seven well-flled coaches, pulled out
from the Manchester depot soon after 8
o'clock. The day was spent as Sunday
school pic-n Gays always are at this
place, which is becoming so popular.
The unfayorable weather somewhat IN
terfered with the pleasures OF the day.
The Meade Memorial school goes to
Maiden's Adventure, on the Richmond
and Allegheny railroad, to-day, and the
Central Methodist to the same place
tomorrow. There will be ample street
caf accommodation for the excursion
its. both to take them to the train in
the morning and home in the after
noon.
| PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Mr.. ThomasJ. Nichols, of the firm OF
Hall & Nichols will leave Thursday foi
a brief business trip to Baltimore.
Mrs. NJ. Z. Perdue left Monday tc
spend some time at the White Sulphur
and Kanawha Falls, W. Va.
| NIessrs. Arthur l.. Adamson. +. W
Weisiger, James F. Bradley, and Johr
| OBrien have left the city to spend
week or more fishing in the waters oi
North Carolina, near Wilmington.
| The Il. Z. Lee Club will give pic
mic on Mayo's island to-day. The
members will have their wives and faml
hes and q few friends with them, and
pleasant reunion is expected
Mrs. A. ID. Woodfn left on the Rich
mond and Allegheny 3:45 z. NJ. trair
yesterday for Goochland county, WHERE
She was called by a letter announcinl
the illness of her mother, Mrs. c. b
Boston. She goes from Goochland t.